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SA to have separate domestic and foreign intelligence departments
A bill signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa will see South Africa’s state security apparatus in future reside in two separate government departments. The General Intelligence Laws Amendment ...
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Ex Shared Accord could still fall victim to US foreign assistance cuts
Ongoing cuts by the United States (US) under President Donald Trump could mean the fifth Exercise Shared Accord may not take place this year. As with previous Shared Accords the 2025 iteration was ...
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Former Denel executives face fraud and corruption charges
Former Denel board chair Daniel Mantsha and Zwelakhe Ntshepe, once acting and then briefly permanent Chief Executive of the ...
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Is Zimbabwe facing another November 2017?
Tensions are rising in Zimbabwe over President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s evident intention to remain in power after his second ...
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40 shots but no penetration
Merely weeks after acquiring a Toyota Fortuner armoured by Global Specialised Vehicles (GSV), a customer survived a barrage of AK-47 and .45 calibre fire to his vehicle, which was hit 40 times. The ...
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EU/India naval dialogue ahead of Africa/India NAVEX
Indian capital New Delhi earlier in March hosted the fourth maritime security dialogue between the sub-continental powerhouse ...
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23 South Africans forced to work as cyber criminals rescued from Myanmar
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has confirmed that 23 South Africans – who were part of a group of 7 000 people from various countries forced to engage in illegal ...
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SAMIDRC and M23 reach agreement on withdrawal of SADC troops and equipment
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has reached an agreement with M23 rebels to facilitate the withdrawal of ...
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SADC’s withdrawal from DRC not a sign of abandonment of peace efforts – Mashatile
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has said the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC’s) decision to withdraw the SADC ...
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Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State under emergency: sending in the army isn’t the answer
President Bola Tinubu recently declared a state of emergency in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State, in the country’s south-south region. Prior to this decision, governance in Rivers State was practically ...
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SAAF VVIP squadron logs minimal flying hours
Squadron, the South African Air Force’s (SAAF’s) dedicated VVIP and VIP transport unit, fell far short of allocated flying hours in the 2023/24 financial year – its prime asset, the Presidential ...
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Over 87 000 names on SA military veteran database with number increasing daily
The South African military veterans database currently has over 87 000 names on it from 10 organisations representing national defence and former liberation forces with an admission by the Department ...